I hope you’ll take time to read all of these links and be fully prepared for your next fair. I’d love to hear some of your favorite tips for having a successful show when you set up at fairs, so be sure to share them in the comments!

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a hard lesson learned was not having weights for my tent. At my first outdoor art fair a big gust of wind came up and my tent went over! But boy about 4 men came to my rescue in a flash and luckily none of my frames broke on my drawings! The following year that was the first thing in place after my tent went up!!

I’ve got a “Go” bag. It’s a bag with many pockets in it that I put supplies in for Craft Fairs. Good to have in stock: push pins, pens, more business cards, extra post cards, post-its, receipt booklets, tape, scissors, tea lights, matches, calculator, extra paper roll, shims, batteries, and anything else I have found that I have needed in the past. I have it at the ready. No need to go around a gather supplies. The initial money layout in small compared to having what you need prepared in advance. I’m always crazy busy the night before a sale, but my “Go” is ever ready and lightens the stress.

Getting my list complied now, as I have 2 big shows the weekend of July 23/24! I’m so glad you posted this now, because I was going to go and look-up past articles! Great timing, thank you! I feel prepared, but having someone else’s experience to bolster me is just what i needed!
Best of luck and sales to us all this craft season!